Life at home

Madison update: I just went to the doctor yesterday and everything looks good and everything is in order to have her. We have an induction set up for this Monday at 4am if she doesn't come before that. Mike wasn't to fond of the time but it doesn't bother me at all because I'm usually up and not sleeping anyways! It's been a tough couple of weeks and we are all ready to see Madison. Please pray for patience as we wait these last few days!


Drew wanted to try on Daddy's hat, aren't they just adorable!?!

Drew watches me get ready most mornings and he know where the blush goes and loves to put it on mommy. He also knows where the mascara goes and when I was in the other room he got into it and put it on his face! I thought it was hilarious, Mike didn't think it was very funny...
Daddy and Drew made rice crispy treats and you just have to lick the spoon :)

We all went to the park last night, it was nice to get out and Drew just LOVES to slide!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a pumpkin patch this week with some friends to take some pics of the kids. Andrew was really just too interested in everything other then taking pictures but we were able to capture some cute ones. He was having a really good time just running around and exploring everything.

It doesn't look like it, but he really does love us!







These two pictures are of Madison's "nursery". It really is just a little nook in our room but we tried to make it as special as we could!

Cutest video EVER!

Black eye and Playtime

This picture is brought to you by a proud Daddy. Andrew got his first black eye and we (really only Mike) just had to document it and share it with you. We were over at our friends house and Drew fell on the corner of a table, bruising his right eye. Drew is just fine now but the day after his accident produced a nice looking shiner. This picture was taken a couple of days after and doesn't really capture the full effect but you can see the puffiness.


Tickle time!


Andrew loves the slide at the park, he found that our couch is just as fun!

Interview time with Drew

Getting Ready

We have finished everything crucial on our to do list for Madison's arrival which feels so good! We created a little nook in our room just for her! I still want to make some things for the wall above her pack n play to girl it up, but its not really that big of a deal if it doesn't get done before she comes. I am into the second week of "rapid fetal growth" which is just another discouraging way of saying, you think you are already huge, well you are just going to get bigger and more uncomfortable! It's true, I don't think I could get any bigger but I have at least 4 weeks left so I know this baby will get bigger! I know it is a good thing, she does need to grow to arrive a healthy baby, but that doesn't make the process any easier. Okay, I'm done ranting a raving... I really am doing okay and we are still able to do life just fine.

Andrew is doing great, he has cut most of the teeth that he was working on a couple weeks back and now has two more that he is cutting. Having more teeth has been great, he has discovered more food that he enjoys eating like chicken. It makes it a lot easier to do meals because he can eat more and more of what we fix for ourselves.

Mike took apart the infant car seat so we could wash it all. Andrew got in it to play, he just looks so huge compared to when he was a newborn in it!


Drew just LOVES breakfast bars, he can down one in just a couple minutes. He does get it all over, but he sure has fun!

God's energy for the teething situation!

These past two weeks have been more trying than usual as Andrew continues to cut his two upper molars, starts to cut through his two bottom molars and also his two teeth on the bottom on either side of his front teeth. There have been times where I almost lose it. I know that he is acting up or not eating well because he is hurting, but it can get trying! We have had some enjoyable time as the weather is cooling down into the 80's (It still gets into the 90's at the heat of the day), so we have spent more time outside which is a good distraction!

Baby girl Tiland (Madison) is growing and making mommy more and more uncomfortable. I go in for another appointment next Wednesday and I am hoping to get a better idea idea of when she will be coming. I have a diaper shower this Saturday which I am really excited for because diapers are expensive and it will be such a blessing to be given those! Also, after the shower we will know exactly what we will still need to buy and we can get the final things ready for Madison before she comes.

Whenever we come home Andrew knocks on the door or window before we get in, I don't really know why or where he got it because we don't knock on our window!

I just love these two!!!!!

Drew loves to play and mimic daddy, just hear the sound affects Daddy is teaching him! The next video Andrew was playing outside our apartment and he was just talking up a storm. I didn't catch his constant chatter, but I got a little bit of it!